Harden's explosion and Parker's first game back in San Antonio highlighted the NBA's six-game slate on Monday

A six-game NBA slate took place on Monday night with Tony Parker's return to San Antonio headlining the action.

The night started with the Nets holding off a wild comeback attempt from the Kyrie Irving-less Celtics to get an important win. Things got a lot more interesting as Parker made his first visit to San Antonio since leaving the franchise he won four NBA titles with. Parker played his entire 17-year career with the Spurs before signing a two-year deal with the Hornets.

The night capped off with an interesting conference matchup between Anthony Davis's New Orleans Pelicans and the Los Angeles Clippers. In the end, Davis was just too much for L.A. as he led the Pelicans to victory.

Here's everything you need to know about Monday night's NBA action, along with Tuesday's schedule.

Harden keeps rolling, scores 57

After a historically bad shooting night on Sunday, James Harden was locked in early against the Grizzlies. He poured in 36 points in the first half alone, on his way to 57 on the night. It was his 17th consecutive game with 30 or more points, passing Kobe Bryant for the most since the ABA-NBA merger.

🚀 Season-high 57 PTS🚀 17th consecutive game 30+ PTS🚀 Third game of 50+ PTS this season

Russell goes off in Nets' win over Celtics

The Celtics were without Kyrie Irving and Marcus Smart on Monday night, and the Nets took advantage to get the win. D'Angelo Russell, in particular, had himself a huge night. Powered by a big third quarter, he finished with 34 points, five rebounds and seven assists.

Spurs honor Parker with tribute video

Spurs legend Tony Parker was back in San Antonio on Monday night, and the team made sure to honor the Hornets point guard with a pretty cool tribute video.

Parker discusses his return to San Antonio

Tony Parker will face off against the Spurs for the first time in his professional career on Monday night and the veteran floor general had plenty to say about his "homecoming" ahead of the opening tip at the AT&T Center.